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TheSmarterDog

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24. Greenwood

Reply to heaven05 (Reply #15)

Sun Apr 15, 2018, 05:25 PM

Apr 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwood,_Tulsa

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A white mob wiped this all-black Florida town off the map. [View all] MrScorpio Apr 2018 OP

Their story is not just being told, there was a whole movie about it and these events SweetieD Apr 2018 #1

At the same time it was happening in small towns all over the south and parts of the midwest.... marble falls Apr 2018 #2

Yes. Example East St Louis and Red Summer of 1919 (100-240 AA killed) Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #4

Halifax, Nova Scotia razed Africville in the mid-60s OnlinePoker Apr 2018 #12

The movie "Rosewood" came out in 1997 mcar Apr 2018 #3

The 60 Minutes story was 1983 oberliner Apr 2018 #5

I worked with Vin Rhames Roy Rolling Apr 2018 #11

OK come on Skittles Apr 2018 #25

Interesting mcar Apr 2018 #36

Thank you for that. I have never heard of it, but will put it on my list. smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #34

I love about an hour away. We've driven past a few times mcar Apr 2018 #37

The Case for Reparations mountain grammy Apr 2018 #6

There's a movie about Rosewood. PatrickforO Apr 2018 #7

How many Rosewoods are there? AwakeAtLast Apr 2018 #8

the destruction heaven05 Apr 2018 #15

Greenwood TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #24

There's the one about the small island in Maine. It was the subject of a public radio documentary. 3Hotdogs Apr 2018 #9

locally they tried to hide the story from spreading . lunasun Apr 2018 #10

this nt heaven05 Apr 2018 #13

Greenwood also. A white mob killed over 300 at the wealthy "Black Wall Street" in 1921 greatbaldeagle Apr 2018 #14

I had not heard of this..unsurprisingly. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2018 #18

I have to wonder what stopped the Klan. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #16

My guess would be prosecutions greatbaldeagle Apr 2018 #17

Morris Dees of the Southern Law Poverty Center stopped the Klan. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2018 #19

I've always considered James Byrd's 1998 murder a de facto lynching misanthrope Apr 2018 #28

I remember that. I agree. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2018 #29

Where is "down here?" misanthrope Apr 2018 #30

Down here in LA...Lower Ala. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2018 #32

This paragraph is so appropriate for today ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #20

Sounds familiar. smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #35

Wasn't he playing golf during Charlottesville? ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #39

Kick for exposure. oasis Apr 2018 #21

Thank you. People need to know. Rec. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2018 #22

Search Ocoee, Florida GulfCoast66 Apr 2018 #23

Before the feature film... The Blue Flower Apr 2018 #26

I remember when that bill passed mcar Apr 2018 #38

K&R BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #27

And we think Lidice was so horrible. raccoon Apr 2018 #31

a white mob heaven05 Apr 2018 #33